Eva Mendes Biography, Age, Husband, Children, Movies, Income, Salary, Net Worth, and Career

Eva Mendes is best known for playing the hit role of Dr. Sheila Ramos Gamble in the action-comedy movie The Other Guys in 2010. Her outstanding performance earned her an ALMA Award nomination for Favorite Movie Actress – Comedy/Musical, as well as nominated for the Teen Choice Award in the category of Choice Movie Actress – Comedy in 2011. Eva Mendes gained further recognition for her role as Eva Mendes in the popular drama film Girl in Progress in 2011.

Her role led her to receive an Imagen Foundation Award nomination for Best Actress – Feature Film. Her appearance in the films such as Training Day, 2 Fast 2 Furious, and Hitch also helped her to become one of the prominent actresses in the entertainment industry. 

Biography

Early Life

Eva de la Caridad Méndez was (born March 5, 1974), in Miami, Florida, to Juan Carlos Mendez and Eva Pérez Suárez Cuban parents. She grew up with her younger sister Janet Mendes and brother Carlo Mendez. Her older brother Carlo died of throat cancer in 2016, and she has a younger half-brother on her father’s side named Carlos Alberto Mendez.

Eva was reared Roman Catholic by her mother in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, following her parents’ divorce at a young age. She had expressed a desire to become a nun as a child. She is not only fluent in English but also in Spanish. Eva Mendes attended Hoover High School in Glendale, California, where she graduated.

She then went on to study marketing at California State University, Northridge, but she soon discovered her passion for acting and dropped out to seek a career in Hollywood.

Her father was a meat distributor, and her mother worked at Mann’s Chinese Theatre before moving on to an aerospace company.

Career

Actress Eva Mendes made her film debut in a 1998s low-budget direct-to-video horror film titled Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror, in which she portrayed Kir. That same year she appeared as a bridesmaid in the American comedy film A Night at the Roxbury alongside Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan.

The following year, she was cast in the fantasy family film My Brother the Pig with famous actress Scarlett Johansson, following up the movie Urban Legends: Final Cut in 2000.

The breakthrough moment of Mendes’ career was in 2001 when she got a chance to appear opposite Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke in the crime thriller movie Training Day. In this project, she played the role of Sara, and the film became a big hit by grossing over US$104.5 million at the box office.

Her successful role in the film led her to continue acting in some big movies. Soon, she established herself as one of the prominent actresses in the Hollywood entertainment industry.

The very next year, Eva Mendes got offered to become the cast of the crime comedy All About the Benjamins. Since then, she has acted in several hit movies such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time, and Stuck on You. It was in 2005 when Mendes starred as Sara Melas alongside Will Smith in the romantic comedy movie Hitch. 

She also appeared in the romantic comedy Trust the Man (2006), Ghost Rider. We Own the Night (2007), comedy The Women, and the superhero film The Spirit (2008), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), action-comedy The Other Guys, and romantic Last Night (2010). 

Her husband, Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes appeared in the 2012s movies, including The Place Beyond the Pines, Girl in Progress, and Holy Motors. 

The following year, she was cast in the HBO comedy film Clear History, in which she played the role of Jennifer. In 2014, Eva starred in Gosling’s directorial debut thriller, Lost River.

Apart from being a successful actress, she is also a model and appeared in various music videos for legendary stats such as Aerosmith, Will Smith, The Strokes, and Pet Shop Boys. For these artists, she was featured in songs such as Hole in My Soul, Miami, Act a Fool, and The End Has No End. 

Awards

Eva Mendes has been working in the film and drama industry for several years, and the actress has appeared in numerous hit movies for which she won awards and accolades. Her appearance in Training Day earned her a nomination for ALMA Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. Eva received many award nominations, including Teen Choice Awards, Imagen Foundation Awards, and Premios Juventud.

Personal Life

When it comes to Eva Mendes’s relationship, in December 2002, she began dating Peruvian film/TV producer George Augusto Gargurevich. In 2011, they separated after being in a long relationship.

In 2011, Eva Mendes first met Ryan Gosling while on The Place Beyond the Pines set. From there, the two started dating and were spotted several times, including during Labor Day 2011.

The two were blessed with their first child, a daughter named Esmeralda Amada Gosling, who was born on September 12 2014. Eva and Gosling welcomed their second daughter, Amada Lee Gosling, on April 29, 2016.

Eva and Ryan decided to get married in 2016, and their wedding was a private ceremony. The couple is entirely personal, and she hasn’t disclosed any of Gosling or their daughters on social media.

Eva Mendes last appeared in Gosling’s directed movie Lost River in 2014. Since then, she didn’t work in the film industry and stated in an interview that she had taken a significant step back from Hollywood to concentrate on raising her two children and other opportunities that will keep her close to home.

• As a pescatarian, Mendes practices Transcendental Meditation.
• It was rumored in September 2020 that Mendes and Gosling’s relationship would end. According to some reports, Eva Mendes likes to have a 3rd kid, but Gosling does not.

 Summary

Assets

Before we head to the house that Eva and Ryan have called home for the last decade, let’s check out the original house these two shared. Eva initially purchased the beautiful house before their relationship. When these two began dating, this is where they spent the majority of their free time.

The home features a bohemian-styled aesthetic and boasts three and two bedrooms alongside other eccentric features. The house’s exterior has an outdoor shower and a cedar hot tub. Moreover, Eva also had a second home located in the very same neighborhood of Los Feliz, where they moved next. In 2018 Eva sold this house for $1.27 million.

That was the same year the couple spent $3.2 million on a luxurious mansion first built in 1926. This Mediterranean Italian revival-style mansion sits on an irregularly shaped corner lot and spans about one-third of an acre. Featuring roughly 3900 square feet of space, the home also boasts four bedrooms and four bathrooms which offer the couple all the necessary area to expand their family.

Beyond that, a detached garage has enough room for three cars down below. The property has several patios and terraces, all stepping down to a gigantic rectangular swimming pool.

The couple was reportedly interested in a $9.5 million estate in San Marino, California, but unfortunately, they were outbid.

Endorsement

Aside from being an actress, she also established herself as a model as she became the international spokesperson of Revlon back in 2005. As the spokesperson, she helped raise funds for breast cancer research. She also has modeled for famous companies such as Reebok, Thierry Mugler’s signature fragrance Angel, and Pantene.

As a fashion designer, she launched Eva by Eva Mendes, her New York & Co clothing line. Moreover, Eva has done endorsement work for numerous brands, including, Cocio chocolate milk, Cartier jewelry, Magnum ice cream, Revlon make-up, Calvin-Klein, Reebok EasyTone, Campari apéritif, Morgan clothes, and Peek & Cloppenburg clothes, and many more.

Net Worth

Eva Mendes is an American actress, model, singer, director, writer, producer, and businesswoman, with an estimated net worth of $20 million. The couple has a combined net worth of a whopping $90 million. The actress has accumulated a reasonable sum of money from her successful acting career. She has earned a vast chunk of money from appearing in several hit projects, such as The Other Guys and Girl in Progress, for which she received worldwide recognition.

After making a massive wealth from her profession, Eva began endorsing and selling brands, establishing an enormous fortune for herself. The actress didn’t need to make more money because she had already achieved a significant number. Eva Mendes’ annual salary is roughly $2.5 million, and her net worth is growing daily.

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